The markets’ favourable reaction to Fidesz’s landslide election victory in Hungary will have been a key factor behind today’s decision by the National Bank (NBH) to cut interest rates by 25bps to 5.25%. Assuming that Fidesz can keep the markets’ confidence, we expect that further rate cuts are on the cards. More importantly, however, we still think that rate hikes remain a distant proposition.
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